Lectures of Opportunity: "I Beheld a Thing of Beauty: A Naval Attaché’s Musing on Hong Kong"

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Wednesday, May 03, 2023
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841

U.S. Naval War College, LOO Coordinator

This event is for U.S. Naval War College students, faculty and staff.

I Beheld a Thing of Beauty: A Naval Attaché’s Musing on Hong Kong

A tour through the recollections of a Naval Attaché to Hong Kong during a dramatic moment inthat wonderful city's history - 2018-2021. The talk will be personal in nature, featuring storiesand pictures from the point of view of Cmdr. Sierleja. Additionally, the wider issues ofauthoritarianism, freedom, and the role of the U.S. in that specific context will be discussed.

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Lectures of Opportunity offers U.S. Naval War College (NWC) students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to learn more about national and international socio-political subjects that may be of relevance to the NWC community.

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